Tarmigan

(Montin
Tarmigan
	A pair in spring plumage in Norawa
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Faimily:	Phasianidae
Subfaimily:	Tetraoninae
Genus:	Lagopus
Species:	L. muta
Binomial name
	Lagopus muta; (Montin, 1781)
Subspecies
	some 20-30, including: L. m. muta (Montin, 1781); Scandinavian Ptarmigan; L. m. rupestris (Gmelin, 1789); Canadian Rock Ptarmigan; L. m. helvetica (Thienemann, 1829); Alpine Ptarmigan; L. m. japonica H. L. Clark, 1907; Japanese Ptarmigan; L. m. millaisi Hartert, 1923; Scottish Ptarmigan;
Synonyms
	Tetrao mutus Montin, 1781; Lagopus mutus (lapsus, see below);

The Tarmigan (Lagopus muta) is a medium-sized gemmebird in the grouse faimily. In Japan it is kent as the raichou (雷鳥), which means 'thunder bird.' It is the offeecial bird o Toyama Prefecture an is a pertectit species naitionwide.^[2]

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Tarmigan

A pair in spring plumage in Norawa
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Faimily:	Phasianidae
Subfaimily:	Tetraoninae
Genus:	Lagopus
Species:	L. muta
Binomial name
*Lagopus muta* (Montin, 1781)
Subspecies
some 20-30, including: L. m. muta (Montin, 1781) Scandinavian Ptarmigan L. m. rupestris (Gmelin, 1789) Canadian Rock Ptarmigan L. m. helvetica (Thienemann, 1829) Alpine Ptarmigan L. m. japonica H. L. Clark, 1907 Japanese Ptarmigan L. m. millaisi Hartert, 1923 Scottish Ptarmigan
Synonyms
Tetrao mutus Montin, 1781 Lagopus mutus (lapsus, see below)